trophic
See also: -trophic
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɒfɪk/, /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɑfɪk/, /ˈtɹoʊfɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒfɪk
- Hyphenation: troph‧ic
- Rhymes: -əʊfɪk
Adjective
edittrophic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to nutrition.
- (ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
- (physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.
Usage notes
editIn physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding tropic – the words and concepts are unrelated.[1]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editof or pertaining to nutrition
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describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain
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of or pertaining to growth
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ “Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.
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